halcyon

halcyon has 8 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 7.

Definitions

• n.. A kingfisher. By modern ornithologists restricted to a genus including a limited number of species having omnivorous habits, as the sacred kingfisher (Halcyon sancta) of Australia.
• a.. Pertaining to, or resembling, the halcyon, which was anciently said to lay her eggs in nests on or near the sea during the calm weather about the winter solstice.
• a.. Hence: Calm; quiet; peaceful; undisturbed; happy.
• n.. a mythical bird said to breed at the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea and to have the power of calming the winds and waves
• n.. a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World
• n.. (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher
• a.. marked by peace and prosperity; "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade"
• a.. idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity; "a halcyon atmosphere"